Wednesday, 13 June 2018

“Is pregnancy after cancer treatment possible? Is it safe?”

Christina Applegate,Giuliana Rancic – these celebrities have beaten cancer and then became moms. Is it possible? In some cases, yes. If you have beaten cancer, congratulations! You are a survivor. You have been through a difficult battle. Probably you can still experience its consequences today. The aftermath of battling cancer may include chronic fatigue, weakness, pain and, for some patients, …. infertility. Cancer treatment may put female fertility at risk, even many years after the cancer is gone into remission.

Cancer treatments and fertility

Depending what type of treatment you have had, surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy (you may also have a combination of the three), your fertility may be affected in different ways. In the case of cancer of the female reproductive organs, your doctors may recommend removing the affected ovary (or ovaries), uterus, or fallopian tubes through surgery. Removing the mentioned organs will make it impossible for the woman to conceive on her own. In case when the uterus is unaffected, the woman may potentially undergo an IVF treatment with egg donation program and carry a pregnancy in the future.

Chemotherapy’s aim is to damage cancer cells but, unfortunately, woman’s eggs are at risk of damage by chemo drugs. As you know every woman is born with all the eggs she will ever have. Eggs are not produced throughout your lifetime. The drugs damage the DNA of eggs and natural conception and healthy pregnancy may be at risk in the future. Eggs will be of low quality and genetically abnormal and this may result in failed fertilisation, early miscarriage or birth defects. Cancer treatment in the form of radiation may also affect fertility, destroy eggs or even trigger an early menopause for the cancer survivor.

How can cancer survivors beat infertility? Is pregnancy after cancer treatment possible at all?

Preserving your fertility

Nowadays there is more talk (though still not enough) about fertility preservation options for women and young girls who are going to undergo cancer treatment. Young women, upon learning about their cancer diagnosis, are advised to consult a fertility specialist. If the timing and other factors are on your side, the doctor may recommend freezing your eggs and storing them in an egg bank or an IVF clinic for future use. You may not want children now, but who knows what “future you” would want. Still, according to Institut Marquès, only 1 in ten women who started an IVF cycle had their eggs frozen before they started chemotherapy.

Some cancer survivors wonder if pregnancy can trigger cancer in some way. According to the doctors at Institut Marquès, being pregnant after cancer is safe. It is important that the patient’s health is closely monitored not only by gynaecologists but also by an oncologist, radiotherapist, and endocrinologist. The clinic has examined a group of cancer survivors and 89% of them turned out to be healthy enough to start their IVF treatment. And, what is more, 70% of them had babies within two years from the first appointment at the clinic.This is very reassuring news!

The clinic’s research says that on average cancer survivor usually waits approximately 8 years from the moment they find out about their cancer before they consult a fertility specialist. That is a very long time. It is worth taking action much earlier and visiting a fertility clinic no matter if you are over 30 or only 18. Find out what options you have and how to prepare for IVF. Take your fertility matters into your own hands. It is you who should decide when and how to have a baby, not cancer.

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I'm 30 & live in London. Even though I'm 7 years in remission from Osteosarcoma, I called my blog "Coping with the Big C" because I personally still struggle with the side effects of cancer treatment daily, like extreme chronic fatigue, pain and much more. It's more about Coping with the Big C in terms of my mental health because I find I struggle really hard with my mental health like depression & PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) especially related to being infertile as that has affected my mental health the most I think. The physical side of what cancer brings too can be quite hard as well but I personally find the mental health side harder for me.
I want Coping with the Big C to be for everyone whose trying to cope with cancer whether physically or mentally. Coming together sharing tips and advice on how you personally cope with your cancer. Carers, family and friends with people who are going through cancer treatment are welcome here to share your views too as everyone is affected in one way or another and goes through it with the person with cancer.
I also like to help promote other illnesses and medical conditions/other causes too even if not cancer from time to time whether through my blog or social media accounts.
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"Bone Cancer Research Trust devised the first ever primary bone cancer e-learning module designed to support GPs and other healthcare professionals in improving their knowledge and understanding of primary bone cancer."

"The primary bone cancer e-learning module will help GPs and healthcare professionals spot primary bone cancer symptoms sooner by providing them with the right information, in particular the ‘red flags’:
Pain at rest – which may be intermittent
Pain at night
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Pain away from the joint
Easy bruising
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Fevers or sweats
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Use differential diagnosis
Have high index of suspicion and low threshold for possible cancer symptoms
Contact the specialist bone cancer centres for advice and make referrals to these directly.
The module guides learners through two detailed case studies, followed by information about how diagnosis can be sped up, and primary bone cancer treatment and possible outcomes.
It also looks at the importance of reviewing late diagnoses and including observations by other health professionals to improve the diagnostic experience for future patients."

"The primary bone cancer e-learning module provides robust scientific research which proves that pain can be intermittent and should be considered by GPs and others when making their diagnosis."

On a good day I use a stick to walk with but sadly can't walk far so need taxis to get me to even short distances. When I'm having a really bad day, especially with my chronic pain and fatigue etc I need to use my wheelchair as I can't walk due to extreme pain in my lower spine.

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I'm proud to be half Irish & half British. I love both my heritages.
I have an interest in history & military history especially WW1 & WW2.
I also have an interest in nail art. I love all the different designs & artwork you can get done. I like that it can complement every outfit you wear or even better makes you stand out & be unique.
I enjoy doing creative things, art & writing poetry when I can.
I was first diagnosed at 18 with a benign tumour. I was initially misdiagnosed first before they realised what I had.
I was diagnosed with bone cancer "Osteosarcoma" when I was 21. I'm now 6 years in part remission. I was also initially misdiagnosed again this time as well. I didn't like that I wasn't allowed to save my eggs at the time before cancer treatment and this extremely upsets me as I have already gone through the menopause when I was 21. I now can't have kids unfortunately and being a very maternal person this has devastated me. I'm still finding it hard to deal with emotionally even now especially being a young woman and worried when I met a guy I really like he'll want kids with me & not being able to give a guy kids might affect my future relationships and I hate this as I REALLY wanted to save my eggs and even asked myself at the time because it was so important to me but they thought I was going to die if I didn't have treatment soon because unfortunately medical professionals missed my cancer even though I went so many times to every health professional you could think of and complaining about my back pain and that it would keep me up at night (a symptom of bone cancer). Sadly no one was listening to me and being a young adult didn't help as they kept fobbing me off saying you're young it will be better soon and that it was probably nothing and come back if it gets worse which I did every time. Delaying my diagnosis and misdiagnosing me (thought I had a benign tumour again meaning they thought they could take their time) meant when they realised I had bone cancer their wasn't enough time in their opinion to save my eggs and it still hurts to this day I can't have kids as I feel if I was diagnosed early I probably would have been able to save my eggs.
My Dad was diagnosed at 55 in 2012 with Pancreatic Cancer but sadly my lovely Dad died January 2014 aged 57.
I blog about cancer in general, health, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, infertility, early menopause, menopause in young women, NHS, beauty & fashion & most things in general. I offer people to do guest blog posts too.
Soon I will be testing products that companies have given me but will always be honest about how I feel about the product whether positive or negative. I will let you know in the blog post if I'm blogging about products I'm testing or reviewing.
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Osteosarcoma (Bone cancer)

My Cancer Art

- (click image to see my art work on The London Sarcoma Service - my name is Becki on it.)

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X-ray - when I had metal (aluminum) holding up my spine.

(Later had to be removed because the metal got infected.)

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